Fields of Blood : Religion and the History of Violence

from MarcusBastos

Violence, State and Religion Based on a careful appreciation of the origin and development of religious beliefs, Karen Armstrong makes the argument that religion is not inherently violent. Neither, she points out, the separation of religion and state contributes to an era of peace. Violence, she ...

from MarcusBastos

Violence, State and Religion Based on a careful appreciation of the origin and development of religious beliefs, Karen Armstrong makes the argument that religion is not inherently violent. Neither, she points out, the separation of religion and state contributes to an era of peace. Violence, she ...

from kaulsu

Wow, what a tome. I underlined a great deal, much too much to rewrite here. The first half of the book filled in specific blanks in my knowledge, which will be true for many, I'm sure. I found it interesting, but it wasn't a page turner. The second half I found very interesting. I had shadow know...

from SheilaDeeth

Subtitled Religion and the History of Violence, Fields of Blood is a well-researched, weighty tome, dark with the world's dark history, and honest in its analysis of church and state. The author's research reveals a historical past where faith was part of a community's self-expression, and where ...

from auntmarge64

When I began reading this book I started asking people if they thought religion causes violence. Invariably I received some version of this response: "Duh!......" So it was intriguing to have Armstrong begin her book by declaring the problem not quite so simple and proceed to give a long, interes...